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Benefit concert to help restore historic sign BY AMANDA FASTUCA THE PARTHENON
The Friends of the Keith are presenting a benefit concert to help restore the historic sign of the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center Sept. 23. The vertical sign at the KeithAlbee was taken down after it was damaged in a windstorm during the first week of July.
“The Friends of the Keith is a committee that was started by myself and my partners Jack Reynolds and Joe Murphy,” said event planner Chad Midkiff. “We all feel that the sign is an important piece of Huntington’s cultural history.” “It has been in every photo taken of fourth avenue since 1928, so we feel that it is our duty as citizens of the community to
restore it.” The fundraiser, Save Our Sign, will feature Rebecca Lynn Howard, Mystic Mountain Blueberry Band and Nashville recording artist, Rick Huckaby. There will also be a silent auction at the beginning of the fundraiser. The proceeds made at Save Our Sign are going toward the Keith-Albee foundation to restore the sign.
The concert will begin at 7 p.m. with tickets being sold for $20 a piece. See KEITH I Page 5
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The historic Keith-Albee sign was removed after it had been damaged in a storm early July. The KeithAlbee first opened May 8, 1928.
Marching Thunder to perform for Steelers BY CAITLIN CONLEY THE PARTHENON
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TOP: (left to right) Alison Smith, James Holley, Mary Williams, Kate Morris, Michael Naglee, Greg Kiser, Mike Murdock perform in Noises Off! LEFT: Mary Williams, Michael Naglee, Mike Murdock perform in Noises Off!, a comedy. One actor and actress in the play are Marshall University graduates.
Noises Off! Fifth Avenue Theatre Company performs popular British play, two MU graduates take part
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A popular British farce will be taking the stage in Huntington for the second time this weekend. Noises Off! will be performed by The City of Huntington Foundation’s 5th Avenue Theatre Company at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. There will also be a performance at 2:30 p.m Sunday. Noises Off! is a play within a play. The actors are part of a touring company attempting to perform a show called Nothing On!, but everything that can go wrong does. Mike Murdock, from Chesapeake, Ohio, plays the director of the play
within a play, Lloyd Dallas. “I have wanted to be in Noises Off ! for a really long time. It’s one of the funniest plays ever written. It’s truly hysterical,” Murdock said. “I’ve never read nor been in a funnier play. From beginning to end, you’ll laugh until your sides hurt. It’s incredible.” “And it’s also quite a challenge from an acting standpoint, because half of Act 2 is in pantomime because you can’t talk backstage as the show is going on. It gets ridiculous and non-stop, laugh-out-loud funny.” Stephanie Kay Sands, from Thomasville, N.C., is the director of Noises Off !. “I chose this piece
because it was by far the funniest show I had ever seen, and I love making people laugh,” Sands said. Murdock and Sands are both Marshall University theater graduates, and will be working with three others in Noises Off ! “Most of us went to school together and we’re applying our art in the community to show what we’ve learned,” Murdock said. “We’ve all worked very hard to make this one of the best shows to ever play in Huntington, and I think we’ve succeeded. “The show is worth seeing because live theatre is amazing, especially when it’s so funny. I can promise that you won’t see a funnier
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It’s truly hysterical. I’ve never read nor been in a funnier play. From beginning to end, you’ll laugh until your sides hurt. It’s incredible.” > MIKE MURDOCK show this year––or maybe ever,” Murdock said. “It’s that good. Not only that, but if you’ve ever had any experience doing theatre, you’ll certainly relate to everything hysterical and bad that happens to these poor people as they try to do this show.” “There’s something for everybody,” Murdock said. “And did I mention how amazing the set was? As far
as I know, there has never been a rotating set on the City Hall stage, and that, in itself, is breath-taking.” Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children, and the show will be at Huntington City Hall Auditorium, 824 Fifth Ave. Tickets can be reserved by calling 304-696-5522. Caitlin Conley can be contacted at conley104@ live.marshall.edu.
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The university marching band will be stepping on NFL territory this weekend. Marching Thunder will be performing for the Pittsburgh Steelers this Sunday at Heinz Field and on Rooney Ave. Marching Thunder will perform a pre-game show, as well as their entire show at half time. The pregame show is currently scheduled for only Rooney Ave. However, Steve Barnett, the band director, said negotiations are underway to move part of the pregame show onto the field to perform before REO Speedwagon performs the national anthem. “We’re very excited about it and very appreciative to the university for the opportunity, and we will represent the university well and hopefully have a lot of positive exposure for Marshall University in that part of the country,” Barnett said. The marching band has performed for a few NFL teams over the years. “It is a tremendous honor for us and the university, really. We’ve been very fortunate over the last five or six years to play for several NFL teams,” Barnett said. Two years ago, we played for the Steelers, and they were ecstatic with us and they’re a first class organization, too.” Performing at a large scale event like this isn’t important to the university alone. Chirelle Yuhase, graduate music education major from Benwood, W.Va., was part of the previous trip to Pittsburgh two years ago and recognizes the importance of such an event to a performer. “It’s definitely an See MARCHING BAND I Page 5
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Freshmen invited to STEM Center gives participate in learning education majors assessment this month opportunity to teach BY MEAGAN EARLS THE PARTHENON
Freshmen will be invited to participate in the Collegiate Learning Assessment during fall semester. CLA is a test based around critical thinking, analytical reasoning, problem solving and writing. “The purpose of giving the CLA is not to assess any individual student or students who take the CLA but to see how effectively we are doing what we do as a university,” said Mary Reynolds, director of academic assessment. The first test of this semester was given on September 12 and there are multiple tests scheduled throughout the month. The test takes between 75 to 90 minutes to complete and 100 freshmen will complete the test. Each participant will receive $20 in cash after the completion of the test. As an
incentive, the top 10 scoring students will be recognized following the release of the scores. “Every student does not take this, but we try to make sure the students that do are a representative sample from across the colleges,” Reynolds said. Students who take the CLA will be randomly assigned to one of two types of tasks: Performance and analytic writing. If the student receives a performance task, they are given realistic scenarios and a document library, which can contain different kinds of documents such as graphs, charts, articles and various pieces of information that assist them in finding a solution. The student arrives at a solution to the problem they were given by answering a series of open-ended questions about the issue they are dealing with and their responses are assessed
based on their ability to reason. The analytic writing task consists of two prompts. “The first is an issue and students are asked to give their position on the issue and defend it in an essay. The second prompt is where the students are given someone else’s analysis of an issue and they are to critique how reasoned it is. “We are now at the expected level, which is a good thing, but our goal is to get above the expected level,” Reynolds said. “It’s important to us to have students’ participation because this is one of the ways that we have to assess how well we are doing in providing students with the opportunities that they need to achieve the learning competencies that we would like to see them achieve by graduation,” Reynolds said. Meagan Earls can be contacted at earls4@marshall. edu.
BY PERRI SHELDON THE PARTHENON
Marshall University’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Center allows early education majors to have hands-on experience teaching preschool children. The STEM Center is located on the first floor of Corbly Hall and is a public preschool that collaborates with Cabell County schools. “We are a holistic program that teaches children how to solve problems,” said Brea Wiles, studio educator and leader. Children from West Virginia who are four to five year olds may attend the school for free, but 3-yearolds and children living out of state pay a tuition. The STEM Center operates like other preschools,
but its emphasis is on each individual child. “We are a teacher supportive school, but we base our lessons on all the children’s interests,” Wiles said. Students majoring in early education or elementary education with an endorsement in Pre-K are required to complete 150 hours of work in the center. Wiles said there are currently six practicum students who work in the center. Senior early education and K-6 education major, Elizabeth Helfer, said she works at the STEM Center as part of her capstone course. Students can also choose to do work-study with the program. “I help with activities and lessons that teach a different focus each week,” Helfer said.
Students at Marshall teach reading and work with activities one-on-one with the preschoolers. Students also set up the room, help with activities and teach lessons with a similar theme to them. “Last week we worked on lessons activities about gardening, next week we learn another theme,” Helfer said. Helfer said her experience at the STEM Center is helping her for her future career in teaching. “You can read about these things, but it’s much different to actually work with a 4-year-old,” Helfer said. “You learn to adapt to the environment.” Children attend the STEM Center from Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Perri Sheldon can be contacted at sheldon4@ marshall.edu.
Emerging Leadership Institute looking for new members BY SHAUN FRENCH THE PARTHENON
Marshall University’s John Marshall Emerging Leadership Institute is cur rently seeking out 10 new members and accepting applications until Oct. 15. The institute only accepts freshmen applicants, but students can stay in the program throughout their undergraduate college career. Students can obtain an online application from the institute’s website. The institute helps students take the first steps into expanding leadership skills. Sher ri Stepp, the director of the institute and the University College said the institute was organized to encourage students through training to rise as leaders on
campus. “There is the philosophical question about whether or not leaders are born with leadership skills they are taught leadership skills,” Stepp said. “I think there are leaders in both categories, and even for those who are born with some leadership skills, there is always room for improvement and seeing things from dif ferent perspectives.” The program was developed by Stepp who previously worked in Student Af fairs. Stepp said she later became the interim director and then the director of the University College but was able to keep the program under her guidance. The institute utilizes mini-lectures concerning leadership responsibilities, team building, group
discussions and community services. Stepp said some of the previous discussions included integrity, vision, financial responsibility, career preparation and political responsibility. Other discussions included cur rent events in which students made choices on major topics and then defended their decisions while promoting an atmosphere of respecting one another’s opinions. Stepp said the team building exercises included small group fun activities to see how the students worked together. “We have had ‘JMELI Olympics” with dif ferent activities set up around the room such as working puzzles and building towers from marshmallows and spaghetti to get them
to work toward a common goal,” Stepp said. “We have also had small group photo scavenger hunts that allow older returning students to work together with new students and also accomplish learning a few things about the Huntington community.” Stepp said the institute does not have any criteria regarding GPA and standardized test scores upon entry. “We have an application that asks students to tell us about their previous leadership experiences and how they plan to lead in the future,” Stepp said. Stepp said members are expected to participate in the institute and complete 80 percent of its activities. Stepp also said members need to maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA because leaders should
portray leadership even in academics. Jerrod Justice, senior biomedical sciences major from Parkersburg, W. Va, said he heard about the institute through dean of Student Affairs, Steve Hensley. “He was a big reason why I decided to come to Marshall,” Justice said. Justice said when he talked to Hensley about activities to get involved with, he mentioned the leadership group and thought it might interest him. Justice said he already had experience with leadership groups. He participated in Interact and Key Club and performed volunteer work at his local hospital. He was also the president of his youth group at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. “JMELI sounded like a
lot of the experiences I had volunteering,” Justice said. “I also wanted to meet new people. I did not know a lot of people when I came to Marhsall. I figured I would be meeting people with a lot of the same interests and also help the community, have a good time and have fun.” Justice said he felt leadership came naturally to him, but the institute helped him conquer his weakness with public speaking. “JMELI helped me open up to a lot of people, get involved and introduce me to important people, people around the community that are in high positions, in order to talk to them,” Justice said. Shaun French can be contacted at french25@ marshall.edu.
Consumer prices jump 0.4 percent in August BY JEFFRY BARTASH MarketWatch (MCT)
WASHINGTON–Americans paid more money for a broad range of goods and services last month, including gas, food, clothing and shelter, and the higher costs ate into their inflation-adjusted income. The Labor Department on Thursday said consumer prices rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4 percent in August. The increase was largely responsible for a 0.6 percent drop in the average hourly wages of U.S. workers, adjusted for inflation. It marked the biggest onemonth decline in more than three years. When consumers have
to pay more for basic necessities and shelter, they have less to spend on other goods and services and that contributes to slower growth. Consumer spending is the single largest source of growth for the U.S. economy. In the past 12 months, inflation-adjusted weekly wages have fallen 1.8 percent, according to government data. The lack of consumer buying power goes a long way in explaining the deterioration of the U.S. economy in 2011. “With prices rising across the board, workers are seeing their pay checks shrink and that cannot help the recovery,” said economist Joel Naroff of Naroff Economic Advisors. Stripping out the volatile
food and energy categories, the “core” rate of consumer price inflation rose a smaller 0.2 percent. Yet the core rate has also been rising steadily, hitting a 12-month level of 2.0 percent for the first time since the winter of 2008. Wall Street and the Federal Reserve pay more attention to the core rate because it usually gives a better idea of longerterm inflationary trends. The latest data is sure to be viewed as unwelcome news by the central bank, which is trying to boost the economy without stoking inflation. Fed officials have been expecting inflation to subside owing to lower oil prices and lackluster growth, but that hasn’t
happened. Many economists expect inflation to continue to rise because of spikes in commodity prices earlier in the year. That’s raised the cost of raw materials and contributed to price increases in a range of goods and services. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected consumer price index, which tracks inflation at the retail level, to rise by 0.2 percent in August. The core rate was also expected to increase by 0.2 percent. In the past 12 months, consumer prices have climbed an unadjusted 3.8 percent, the Labor Department said. As recently as last November, the 12-month increase was
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just 1.1 percent. Energy prices rose 1.2 percent last month, led by an increase in gasoline. Energy prices have soared 18.4 percent over the past 12 months Food prices climbed a sharp 0.5 percent in August _ the biggest increase since March _ following a 0.4 percent gain in July. Cereals, baked goods and dairy products rose the most. Food costs have climbed 4.6 percent over the past 12 months. The government’s “food at home” index, which excludes takeout orders and restaurant purchases, rose an even higher 0.6 percent in August, putting its 12-month increase at 6.0 percent. The cost of shelter,
meanwhile, rose 0.2 percent last month, spearheaded by a 0.4 percent increase in rent. That was the largest rise in rents since June 2008. Clothing prices, which have soared since March, jumped an additional 1.1 percent in August. Separately, the government also reported that first-time unemployment claims rose to 428,000. In addition, the New York Federal Reserve said its Empire State manufacturing index decreased slightly to negative 8.8 in September from negative 7.7 in August. On a brighter note, industrial production rose in August and the Philadelphia Fed’s regional manufacturing survey improved, though the reading was still negative.
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Marshall sophomore tight end Gator Hoskins celebrates with Tommy Shuler after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter of the Thundering Herd’s 26-20 win over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
Marshall football improved to 1-1 on the season after last weekend’s 26-20 victory over Conference USA foe, Southern Miss. This weekend the Herd will roam 81 miles north to face off against former MidAmerican Conference rival Ohio for the Battle for the Bell Saturday. Last year Marshall beat the Bobcats by one point, after Ohio attempted a twopoint conversion with no time remaining in the game. This came after a Hail Mary pass thrown by Boo Jackson connected with Terrence McCrae with eight seconds remaining in the game to bring the Bobcats within that one point. Head coach Doc Holliday said this year’s Herd team is totally different from last season’s group. “It’s a totally different mindset and the culture has changed,” Holliday said. “This football team now, I
think they believe in the plan to win. They know it’s infallible and they know if we don’t go and prepare every week, we can get beat by any team we play.” Marshall has edged out the Bobcats the last two times the teams have met, including last year’s game. Holliday said he knows Ohio is going to be looking for revenge against the Herd. “Not only that, but they’re going to play you tough every time you play them,” Holliday said. “That’s the way they play and that’s just them. They’re going to hang in there and they always have a shot at it.” Fans know the importance of this rivalry with Ohio, and the Herd players, young and old, know as well. “It’s definitely a big deal,” Eric Frohnapfel, freshman tight end, said. “We got a big win last week, but there’s no time to dwell on it. We got a big game ahead, and we’re going to a hostile environment.”
“It means a lot to us too,” George Carpenter, senior linebacker, said. “Me being from Ohio, it means a little bit more and being recruited by them, of course me not going there. My little brother (Nathan) plays for them, so it’s a little competition there between family members.” The Ohio offense returns several key players from last season and Holliday said it all starts with the Bobcats offensive line. “They got a lot of those guys back and they’re extremely physical,” Holliday said. “They have great skill and they’re a typical Frank Solich offense. They come after you and play extremely hard, and you better line up and be prepared for a physical day or you got major problems.” Marshall trails in the all-time series against the Bobcats 19-29-6, dating back 1905. Adam Rogers can be contacted at rogers112@ marshall.edu.
VT tickets on sale Cross country pushes it to the limit BY COURTNEY WILLIAMSON
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The Marshall’s men’s and women’s cross country teams are ready to make mile stones in their season this year. They travel to Nashville, Tennessee September 17, for the Vanderbilt Invitational. Two returning runners plan to help their team succeed and place in conference this season. A runner has to begin their career somewhere and junior Kelley Mortakis, 20, from Wheeling, W.Va. got her inspiration from her mom. “I started competing my freshmen year of high school because of my mom,” Mortakis said. On the other hand, senior
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Chris Cole,21, from Morgantown, W.Va. started running because of a friend. “I started running as a freshmen in high school after a friend asked me to come out for the team,” Cole said. Since their freshmen year of high school they have not stopped running and it has led them to be the runners that they are today. “I enjoy it, I like the whole idea of running and competing, and it’s just fun to me,” Mortakis said. Cole stuck with running because he knew one day he would be a talented runner. “I saw I had some potential and running the state meet my freshman year was a real eye-opener. I saw I could go really far in this sport,” Cole said.
Setting records and receiving titles are what these two runners are searching for personally. “I would like to set a personal record into the low 18’s,” said Mortakis. “ I would like to get all-conference honors this season.” After being a few spots shy of receiving a title, Cole hopes to get one his senior season. Besides setting personal goals for themselves they have aspirations for the team as well. “I would like to see the team to set personal records and run together as a pack,” Mortakis said. The team hopes to get top rankings throughout this season. “We’re looking to break through and get top three at conference and top ten at
regionals,” Cole said. Throughout their time at Marshall they have made accomplishments for themselves, but a few stand out. “Last year I got to go run track in Houston, and I ran my best record,” said Mortakis. “Persevering a lot of rough times running here, it has been a big adjustment and the team has helped with that, we’ve stuck together as a family.” The main accomplishment for Cole is surviving the touch training of cross country. The teams hope to make their milestones by coming out victorious in the Conference USA Championships in Houston in late October. Shaina Carter can be contacted at carter216@ marshall.edu.
Tickets for the Virginia Tech University football game went on sale Thursday. Full-time students who pay the activity and athletic fee with tuition can receive one student ticket, free of charge. “Students can purchase up to two student guest tickets per student ID based on availability,” said Aaron Goebbel, assistant athletic director of ticketing. Those student guest tickets are $50 each. General public and parttime student tickets are $50. “We have an overall student allotment of 6,000 plus,” Goebbel said. Attendance for the Southern Miss game was 24,247. For students, there were 3,500 available tickets and 1,000 of those were for Marshall
Maniacs alone. “Even with Maniacs claiming 1,000 student tickets, there will still be around 5,500 to distribute to other students for the Virginia Tech game,” Goebbel said. Tickets for home games will be available on the Monday prior to the game. “Attendance is expected to be high for the Virginia Tech game. Because of that demand, tickets are available early,” Goebbel said. The Marshall Athletic Ticket Office is open MondayFriday from 8:30 a.m to 5 p.m and is located in the lobby of the Cam Henderson Center. The office will be open this Sunday, from 3 p.m to 6 p.m for students only to pick up tickets for the Virginia Tech game. Courtney Williamson can be contacted at williamson85@marshall.edu.
Herd volleyball ready for home cooking BY ADAM ROGERS
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After three weekends on the road, the Marshall volleyball team will return to play host for the Thunder Invitational this weekend. In last season’s Thunder Invitational, the Herd posted a 2-1 record for the tournament after a 0-3 start to the season. This year’s team enters the tournament at 1-7 and is looking to right the season ship. Sophomore outside hitter Laura Der said she is excited for the team’s first home match of the season. “Our fans are like our bench and then a couple
parents get to make to tournaments, so this weekend we get to be in our home atmosphere and that’s going to be a lot different than what we’ve experienced in the past,” Der said. “Hopefully despite last weekend’s disappointing results, this weekend will be much better with our atmosphere and being at home.” Head coach Mitch Jacobs said it is important for the team to come out strong against a tough tournament field. “We need the home cooking,” Jacobs said. “Right now the only home cooking they (the team) know about is my wife’s cooking when they come over to eat.
“We need the crowd to come out and we need to show this team that ‘we support you, we know your going to be good and we’re going to be patient’. Hopefully our fans stay patient because we can be good.” The tournament field for the Thunder Invitational includes Conference USA foe East Carolina and nonconference teams George Mason and Central Michigan. ECU and the Herd face off Friday night for both team’s first C-USA match of the season and Jacobs said the Pirates strength is their height. “They’re big and block well. You’ve got to get by
the block,” Jacobs said. “They’ve got one kid (who stands at) 5’ 6” on the court that jumps out of the gym and everybody else is like 6’ to 6’ 3”. I wouldn’t call them fast, but they’re big and they can play the game. “Their coach is the epitome of somebody who is teaching patients. Our loss to them was their only win last season and now their playing better volleyball. They’re certainly way better than they were last season.” Jacobs and Der said it is important for the team to defeat ECU to set the tone early on. “If we’re going to get right, we better get right
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quick,” Jacobs said. “We want to demand more than anybody else is going to demand out of ourselves.” “Every single match in conference matters, no matter how big or how small,” Der said. “If we can just get that momentum and get the first ‘W’, that can translate to more in the future.”
The Herd’s match against ECU starts tonight at 7:00 p.m. and Marshall will take the court again Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. for matches against George Mason and Central Michigan respectively. Adam Rogers can be contacted at rogers112@ marshall.edu.
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Palestinian peace process is not dead BY NADER HASAN
THE ORACLE, U. SOUTH FLORIDA VIA UWIRE With the excessive changes in the Middle East, the heat is on for Israel. With rising discontent in the region, shaken foundations between Israel and Turkey and the Palestinians’ potential declaration of statehood later this month, there must be significant changes in the worldwide Middle Eastern policy. The significant changes and new challenges in the Middle East are sending a clear and direct message to the state of Israel — the days of violating international law are over. Turkey has been the leading icon for change in Israel, beginning with the walkout during the World Economic Forum Summit in summer 2009 in protest of Israeli President Shimon Peres’ change of narrative on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, according to AlJazeera. Relations were further smeared after Israeli commandos raided the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara in 2010. But perhaps the most symbolic challenge to Israel’s policy is the Palestinians declaration to pursue the Israeli-Palestinian case before the United Nations later this month. The word “symbolic” should be stressed, as the U.N. Security Council’s actual approval of a potential Palestinian state shouldn’t be anticipated. Though there are still differences between the various parties in the West Bank and Gaza, the Palestinian cause will be unquestionably legitimized. The likely acceptance of a twothirds majority vote in
the General Assembly will lead to the categorization of Palestine as an “observer state” — or further, bring Israel to the International Criminal Court for the various violations of international law such as the illegal blockade of Gaza, the construction of an illegal barrier, construction of illegal settlements and other violations. The Western governments must also be aware of the position of their strategic ally. The United States has the impressive resume of vetoing more than 100 resolutions critical of Israel since 1972 and supplying it with around $3 billion annually, according to Amnesty International. A more balanced foreign policy must be redesigned to accept America — and other Western governments, for that matter — as an honest partner for peace. It is absolutely critical that the Israeli and Arab youth within the region and abroad have a thorough understanding of the current situation in the Middle East. In understanding the complexities in the region, youths can surely work toward a peaceful and progressive model. According to AlJazeera, the Young Mizrahis — Jews of Middle Eastern and North African origins — is one Israeli group saluting the current uprisings in the Middle East. In an open letter, the Mizrahis state, “We have faith in intra-regional dialogue … as a catalyst towards renewing the Andalusian model of Muslim-Jewish-Christian partnership, God willing, inshallah.” And I reaffirm, Inshallah.
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Dealing with college stress From exams to weekly quizzes and reading assignments, college can be stressful and overwhelming for students. Unfortunately for many students, however, stress is simply a part of academic life. For first-time freshmen just the anxiety of living away from home or older students dealing with the hassle of commuting can be stressful enough, but throw in roommates, finances, juggling work, relationships and classes not to mention constantly striving to make decent grades, and it’s no surprise stress levels in college students has risen over the last several years. According to the University of Illinois at Chicago, stress is the body’s basic response to any demand made on it. Also, stress and nervous tension or anxiety are not always synonymous. In its natural state, stress is meant to provide a means to express energy and give the body
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the ability to pursue happiness. But too much stress can cause exhaustion and illness, either physical or psychological and even heart attacks. Fortunately, stress can be controlled through both personal and medical means. In a health article by The University of Texas at Austin written specifically about college related stress, the school offers several ways to reduce and control school stress. The article, entitled Managing Stress, suggests that if a student begins to feel overwhelmed, he or she should first take a deep breath. Stress makes the body breathe in fast, shallow gulps, making the mind feel worse than it did before. The article also suggests making written plans to manage tine, money and even relationships. This, along with physical activities, laughing and talking could help students face theintimidating world of school.
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Remember policy, not politics BY DAVE PLAYER
DAILY TEXAN, U. TEXAS VIA UWIRE At Monday’s CNN/Tea Party Republican debate there may have been eight candidates on the stage but all eyes, including those of his opponents, were on the man in the middle: Gov. Rick Perry. The majority of the evening was occupied by also-rans, such as former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, desperately striving to stay relevant by hurling criticism at the apparent frontrunner. And while the majority of their attacks were focused on Perry’s 2007 executive order concerning HPV vaccines, one of the criticisms lobbed at Perry has particular gravity for many students. When asked how the GOP planned to attract Latino voters, Santorum immediately turned the question into an opportunity to attack Perry and the state of Texas for a 2001 law that allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates. Other candidates joined the piling-on, including Bachmann, who chimed in that “I think that the American Way is not to give taxpayer-subsided benefits to people who’ve broken our laws.” Of course, children who are illegally brought over to this country by their parents are not criminally liable in the sense that Bachmann asserted, but the congresswoman has always been more disposed to sound-bites than to actual policy analysis.
Even former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate who’s always sounded more “country club” than “county fair,” took the opportunity to attack the policy saying that it “only attracts people to continue to come here and continue to take advantage.” Why of course Romney, it’s not potential employment or freedom from violence that’s driving illegal immigrants across the border. It’s the promise of $5,000 instead of $12,000 for a liberal arts degree. How blind we’ve been. There are already eight states other than Texas that offer in-state tuition rates for undocumented students including California, Illinois, New York and candidate Jon Huntsman’s Utah. Furthermore, only two of the other seven GOP candidates have executive leadership experience (Huntsman and Romney) and neither has had to govern a state with a scope of issues as broad as Texas’. Texas’ in-state tuition policy is more than a civil rights, immigration or law enforcement issue – it’s good economic sense. Cur rently the state invests significant funds in educating undocumented students from K-12. By denying those students access to higher education or to the job market, Texas would be wasting that investment while squandering valuable human capital. The students targeted by this type of legislation are not your run-of-the-mill teenagers. They are exceptionally bright,
having performed well enough to matriculate and graduate from a top university, and could immediately contribute to the work force. The only alternative would seem to be to deny undocumented children even basic access to education, a course of action that is as ir responsible as it is repulsive. If the issue is truly a matter of taxes, as Bachmann implies, then providing a path to permanent residency should only help alleviate that problem. These students already pay sales tax. Why not allow them to pay income tax, property tax, etc. as well? Besides, there are already many Texans who pay less in taxes or receive more instate benefits than undocumented families do. Yet we do not try to make a moral or economic argument to bar them from state higher education. To deny qualified undocumented students access to the work force because of some asinine political grandstanding is a preposterous waste of human capital and state resources. Given vicious rhetoric thrown around in recent months and the promise of an especially contentious election, it was refreshing to see Perry defending this state’s policy amid an evergrowing rabble of fear-mongering and name-calling. Other moderate-conservative candidates such as Romney should take note that rallying the party’s base doesn’t have to mean abandoning sound and thoughtful policies.
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Continued from Page 1 Tickets can be purchased by calling the Marshall Artist Series at 306-696-6656 or at ticketmaster.com. Jack Reynolds and Joe Murphy of Trifecta Productions along with Midkiff and Apex Events are involved with organizing the benefit concert. “Our office is on the next block from the Keith-Albee and, while we made our coffee every day, we would look out the window and over at the building,” Midkiff said. “Seeing that sign was just a part of our day.” A goal of $30,000 is needed to restore the sign with some improvements, Joe Murphy, vice president of Trifecta Productions, said. “With all of the community efforts going on right
now with the dog park at Ritter and the Huntington Music and Arts Festival, we feel like this is just another part of that momentum,” Murphy said. “We really believe that the city of Huntington and the Friends of the Keith-Albee theater will come together to help put the original sign back up and hopefully start a movement taking care of our own city.” Donations are being accepted to help restore the sign, Murphy said. Any one who is interested in making donations can find information at friendsofthekeith.com or by calling the Marshall Artist Series. Amanda Fastuca can be contacted at Fastuca@ marshall.edu.
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Obama pushes to ‘pass this jobs bill’ BY MARK HERRING
TECHNICIAN, NORTH CAROLINA STATE U. VIA UWIRE President Barack Obama spoke at NorthCarolina State U. to discuss his plans for the American Jobs Act Wednesday afternoon. Focusing his comments on job creation for the middle class, the president brought his campaign to pass the American Jobs Act to Raleigh, echoing many comments he’s made in the past week to ‘pass this jobs bill.’ The president said he considered RTP an example of successful job infrastructure and spoke of how its model can revive the American economy. The American Jobs Act,
which the president presented to a joint session of Congress Sept. 8, intends to cut taxes for economic development in the small business sector. The president cited issues college students face like uncertain employment, loans and debt. “That’s what the students are thinking about,” Obama said. “We can do that if we can finally get Washington to act…to start worrying more about your jobs.” The president mentioned tax cuts and business incentives to stimulate middle class growth, including, a $1,300 tax cut for the “typical” citizen of North Carolina, 19,000 new jobs for construction workers in-state and expedited
That’s what the students are thinking about. We can do that if we can finally get Washington to act ... to start worrying about your jobs.”
experience I’ll never get to have again,” Yuhase said. “It is one thing to go to a professional football game, but to actually be on the field performing for a crowd of that size is an experience that you’ll never get again.” Barnett said he received a call from the Steelers right after their football schedule came out. “They called and said not
only would we like to bring you back, but if we can work out a date we would like for you to open our season at the biggest game of the year, which is the opening home game,” Barnett said. The Steelers will be playing the Seattle Seahawks and kickoff is 1 p.m. Caitlin Conley can be contacted at conley104@ live.marshall.edu.
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> follow us... payments to small businesses receiving aid. However, the crux of the visit focused on the president selling the bill, inciting the crowd to pass this bill. Chancellor Randy Woodson said he believes it’s fitting for the president to choose the University to discuss job development. “From our founding 125 years ago, N.C. State has a proud tradition of
economic development,” Woodson said. “We educate students…and we create new jobs.” The president discussed similar topics in his speech Tuesday in Columbus, OH, including job creation, tax cuts, infrastructure overhaul and cuts in government spending. After giving his speech in Raleigh, the president promptly left for Washington.
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Former Homeland Security Secretary examines gaps in 9/11 laws BY JULIA L. RYAN
HARVARD CRIMSON, HARVARD U. VIA UWIRE Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff called for Congress to build a legal framework for dealing with the complexity of modern security threats in a lecture at Harvard U. on Tuesday. The talk, titled “The Law of 9/11: Reflections by former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff,” came two days after the tenth anniversary of 9/11. It was sponsored by the Harvard Law School chapter of The Federalist Society, a group of conservative, moderate, and libertarian students. From 2005 to 2009 Chertoff served as head of the Department of Homeland Security at a post created by former President George W. Bush in the wake of 9/11. At the time of the attacks, Chertoff, a graduate of Harvard Law School, was chief of the Justice Department’s criminal division.
“There were points in that morning where we seriously thought there was a possibility of eight, nine, ten, a dozen jets crashing into American buildings and killing not only the passengers on the plane, but the people in the buildings themselves,” he said. Uncertainty and a lack of information created “a real sense of urgency in proceeding forward,” Chertoff said. “You may see things like this in movies, but let me tell you it’s a lot different when you see them in video conferencing. You hear people talking about the fact that American fighters are going to be ordered to shoot down American passenger planes on American territory,” he said. Chertoff then segued into a discussion of the flaws in national defense policy exposed by the 9/11 attacks. Before 9/11, the government had organized itself according to a “binary view of security,”
Chertoff said. Threats were either labelled as war or crime, two categories that have separate agencies, doctrines, and laws. Globalization, technological advances, and the rise of “ungoverned space” since the Cold War have contributed to the deterioration of the applicability of a binary view of security, according to Chertoff. The “eroded limits of a nation-state” and the ability to travel, communicate, and send money around the world gives networks “more global reach, often equal to or exceeding that of a nation.” Such groups now have access to biotechnology and radioactive material and are thus capable of widespread destruction, according to Chertoff. He also cautioned that the rise of “ungoverned space” in countries like Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, and Afghanistan allows groups to build laboratories, recruiting
centers, and training camps without fear of law enforcement. “Depending on the nature of the technology and the nature of the global reach of the particular threat, the consequences of [groups’] acts may be equal to or greater than what we experience in conventional wars,” Chertoff said. He called on Congress to address the legal gap between the criminal justice system and wartime policy, arguing that a lack of clear legislation has left the government with antiquated, Cold Warera guidelines for dealing with the new threat of terrorism. Congressional silence has also forced the judicial branch to apply traditional laws to a modern security landscape. According to Chertoff, the government needs “fine-grained analysis” of the current security threats to produce a “legal architecture” capable of dealing with current security issues.
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WWE SmackDown SuperShow will take place Friday at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the show will begin at 7:30 p.m. WWE Superstars at the event will include John Cena, CM Punk, Alberto Del Rio, The Miz, Christian, Kofi Kingston, Sheamus and Sin Cara, among others. “It’s very rare that they
combine the super stars from both shows, so it’s really cool,” said Tiffany Bajus, Big Sandy Superstore Marketing and Sales Manager. This will be the first time the WWE Championship will be defended twice in the same night. CM Punk will battle Alber to Del Rio for the WWE Championship. Later in the evening, the winner will defend the Championship against John Cena.
“It’s a really great show,” Bayjus said. “It’s something different opposed to the WWE events we’ve had in the past because it’s a combination of both RAW and SmackDown, which is making the SuperShow.” Tickets range from $15 to $60. All tickets purchased for the June 9 date are still valid. Ashleigh Hill can be contacted at hill281@ live.marshall.edu.
The Clay Center Collectors Club is celebrating 25 years of collecting pieces with a new exhibit. Preserving a Legacy: 25 Years of Collecting opened Wednesday. The exhibit displays permanent pieces the Collectors Club obtained for the Clay Center. “The Collector’s Club support has been invaluable,” said Jenny Wellington, Clay Center president and CEO. The exhibit was created to give people the opportunity to view many of the pieces collected over the years. The Collector’s Club started collecting pieces in 1986. In the last 25 years, the Club has collected 51 pieces by various artists.
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Some of these artists include Chuck Close, Helen Frankenthaler, Viola Frey, Edward Hopper, Joseph Hirsch, Jasper Johns and many others. The permanent collection consists of paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints. To celebrate the 25 years of collecting and to honor the Collecting Club founding members, the Collectors Club raised $25,000 to create a permanent ar t conser vation fund to provide preservation and maintenance for the vast collection. “Without the hard work and generosity of the Collectors Club, our permanent collection would not be what it is today,” Wellington said. “ We are so grateful to those who have made it possible for the center to of fer the
region the oppor tunity to see amazing works from some of the most famous ar tists in histor y.” A reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m Friday. Admission to the reception is free to all who attend. Anyone who attends can meet with members of the Collectors Club. The exhibit ends Januar y 8, 2012. The Clay Center Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free for member s, $6 for children and $7.50 for adults. The Clay Center is located at One Clay Square in Charleston. Brittini Brooks can be contacted at brooks73@ marshall.edu.